Musical Amanda

Cooktown Area

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October 2nd 2007
Cooktown Day s 193 - 194 Monday, September 03, 2007 - Tuesday, September 04 2007 Visited the James Cook Museum - a delightful old building originally built as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy who provided education for both day pupils and boarders in the early 20th century. Unfortunately after WW11 it was never used again and fell into disrepair - it was listed for demolition ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cooktown

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more